Present Continuous
- 1. Present Continuous Form V+ing I am ‘m play+ing You are ‘re sing+ing He/She/It is ‘s write+ing → writing run+ing → running We You are ‘re They He is drinking milk. He’s drinking milk.
- 2. When? 1. Now / at the moment. Eg. I’m watching TV. 2. Temporary situations. Eg. I’m reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens (this week, …).
- 3. He’s a runner. He usually runs in the morning. Now he is running. Now he’s running.
- 4. They are cooking. / They’re cooking.
- 5. He is playing the guitar. He’s playing the guitar.
- 6. They are cutting people’s hair. They’re cutting people’s hair. She is drying the woman’s hair. She’s drying the woman’s hair.
- 7. They are cycling. They’re cycling.
- 8. They are flying planes. They’re flying planes.
- 9. She is singing a song. She’s singing a song.
- 10. Form: negative I am not I’m not V+ing You are not You aren’t He/She/It is not playing He/She/It isn’t singing We are not We aren’t writing You are not You aren’t running They are not They aren’t He is drinking milk. He isn’t drinking milk.
- 11. I am. Form: interrogative You are. Yes, He/She/It is. We are. Am I drinking milk? You are. They are. Are you drinking milk? Is he drinking milk? I’m not. … You aren’t. No, He/She/It isn’t. We aren’t. You aren’t. They aren’t.